Tree provides forage for bees. The sapwood is whitish and the heartwood is brown. It is described as hard, heavy, durable and termite resistant; it is used to make tool handles. It is an attractive tree, suitable for planting along small roadsides and in between buildings. Tree provides firewood and is used to produce charcoal. Senna spectabilis has a few medicinal properties. Senna is an herb. The leaves and the fruit of the plant are used to make medicine. The plant can be used as a treatment for ringworm and skin diseases. After extracting a leaf on alcohol there was significant antifungal activity, which suggests it can be used with infections caused by Candida albicans.